2024-10-21: News Headlines

Bloomberg (2024-10-21). Ukraine claims hit on Russian defence plant in drone attack 900km from front lines. scmp.com Russian air defence units downed 110 Ukrainian drones over the country, Russia's defence ministry said.

Reuters (2024-10-21). Ukraine's Zelensky seeks strong reaction to North Korean involvement in war. scmp.com Ukrainian president cites satellite and video evidence of North Korean involvement on Russia's side.

Reuters (2024-10-21). Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnaya will return to Russia one day to run for president. scmp.com Since the death of Navalny in February, no single leader has emerged to unite the country's disparate opposition.

Taylar Dawn Stagner (2024-10-21). Tribes help tribes after natural disasters. Helene is no different. grist.org Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians were looking forward to their annual Cherokee Indian Fair this year — 2024's event was to be the 112th celebration. There were going to be Indigenous stickball tournaments, bubble gum-blowing contests, and a longest-hair competition. | But the tribe, located in the western part of North Carolina, was slammed by Hurricane Helene less than a week before the fair, with floods, destruction, and a death toll of

____ (2024-10-21). Shifting Winds Escalate India's Summer Heatwaves. devdiscourse.com A recent study led by the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, has discovered a concerning trend about high-altitude winds intensifying heatwaves over north-central India. The study, published in Geophysical Research Letters, highlights a northward shift of winds between 10-20 kilometers above sea level during the summer months.

____ (2024-10-21). Historic Agreement: India and China Forge Path to Peace. devdiscourse.com India and China have reached a significant agreement concerning their disputed Himalayan frontier to resolve a military stand-off that has lasted four years, according to India's Foreign Secretary, Vikram Misri. This development is a precursor to normalizing political and economic relations between the two neighboring giants.

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